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| Billy Crystal | ... | Buddy Young Jr. | |
| David Paymer | ... | Stan | |
| Julie Warner | ... | Elaine | |
| Helen Hunt | ... | Annie Wells | |
| Mary Mara | ... | Susan | |
| Jerry Orbach | ... | Phil Gussman | |
| Ron Silver | ... | Larry Meyerson | |
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Sage Allen | ... | Mom |
| Jason Marsden | ... | Buddy - Age 15 | |
| Michael Weiner | ... | Stan - Age 18 | |
| Larry Gelman | ... | Mr. Gimbel | |
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Kay Freeman | ... | Mrs. Gimbel |
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Howard Mann | ... | Stage Manager |
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Julius Branca | ... | Stage Manager |
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Liz Georges | ... | Script Girl |
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Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself. Written by Michael Silva <silvamd@cleo.bc.edu>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
25 September 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der letzte Komödiant - Mr. Saturday Night See more »Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$43,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$13,351,357Company Credits
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Written by George Cates, Mort Greene and Bob Thiele
Performed by Louis Armstrong
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Marisa Tomei auditioned for the part of Buddy's wife, Elaine, but was deemed too young for the role. Tomei later played Billy Crystal's daughter in Parental Guidance (2012). See more »Goofs
When Buddy is talking with Elaine at the gazebo the first night he meets her, the boom mic is visible just before the ferry boat passes by, and again after she asks him if his brother brings a girl to him after every show. See more »Quotes
Buddy Young, Jr.: [to the audience he's performing to] I know you're out there, I can hear you reloading!See more »
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Fantastic, That's YouWritten by George Cates, Mort Greene and Bob Thiele
Performed by Louis Armstrong
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Took a chance and bought the DVD for an extravagant amount of money(well £2.99 to be exact) and it turned out to be an unexpected delight. Billy Crystal is brilliant as an acerbic comic ably supported by David Paymer as his long suffering brother. If your expecting an out and out comedy you might be disappointed, but as a moving story of someone's life who happens to be a comedian, it's touching, poignant and sometimes very funny. Although Paymer got an Academy Award nomination, Crystal who let's face it is the only reason to watch the awards got nothing,zero,zilch, not a dickey bird... but as someone once said "don't get me started..." (8/10)